
Vendor Applications
Applications Open March 1, 2025
2025 RibFest Vendor's Village Market
**Please note, this is only for SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE SELLING HANDMADE GOODS. If you provide a service you want to promote, please fill out our Sponsorship Application Form.
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Event Date:
August 22 to 24, 2025
Event Time:
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Friday, August 22: 11am to 10pm
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Saturday, August 23: 11am to 10pm
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Sunday, August 24: 11am to 7pm
Vendors' set-up is to begin no earlier than 8:00am, and all vendors must be set up and ready to sell by 10:30am. Vendors must stay until 10:00pm and my not tear down until the event closes each day.
Event Location:
McKenzie Towne Bus Terminal Lot - Park n' Ride
68 McKenzie Towne Gate
Expected Attendance: ~3500 people per day or ~10,000 total
Application Deadline: Thursday, July 31, 2025
Vendor Fees:
- $100+GST per booth for RESIDENTS of McKenzie Towne
- $150+GST per booth for NON-Residents
- Price is PER DAY
- First come first served basis​​
- ​To become a vendor, you must purchase at least one booth spot (two 11’x7’ parking lot spaces).
- Each spot is the size of TWO parking spaces in the Park n' Ride lot.
Tent, Linens, Tables & Chairs:
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Vendors will be provided with one (1) table (8'x3') and two (2) chairs.
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You may bring additional tables, chairs and/or displays that fit in your booth.
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MTC does not provide linens.
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We recommend you bring your own tent since it is an outdoor market and there is no shade. We do not have any available to rent/borrow.
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Rules & Regulations
MTC does not guarantee approval of exhibitors (this is an application only). Please DO NOT include payment with your application. Payment arrangements will be made with you upon notification that you have been accepted as a vendor.
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There are only 24 spots available per day.
Only one business is permitted per table.
Vendors will be chosen on product offerings, diversity, quality, and uniqueness of your product/service. Although there may be other vendors with the same/similar products, no competing products from the same company will be permitted, and the number of these vendors will be capped based on the total number of vendors. Wait-listed vendors will be taken on a first come, first serve basis.
All products to be sold must be listed on the application. This is to ensure we maintain the diversity of the market. Vendors will be asked to remove any and all products not listed from their display.
All food products must be labeled with ingredients. Previously frozen products must be labeled with the date of freezing. Products containing nuts may not be sampled to shoppers and must be clearly labeled. All food vendors will be required to complete an AHS Special Event Food Vendor Notification Form. All food must be prepared in an AHS-approved kitchen.
After unloading their supplies, vendors must move their vehicles to the designated parking lot. There is to be NO PARKING in the event zone.
Please note we may use your name, company and/or product information for advertising purposes.
The application is free and invoices will be sent out once the vendor is accepted. Payment is due within 7 days of the invoice. Once paid, the payment for the space is non-refundable.
No pets or animals of any type are permitted on the property, except registered service animals.
All vendors are encouraged to carry individual liability insurance on their products and displays. For vendors who choose to book multiple days may leave their supplies overnight at their own risk. There will be an overnight security guard onsite. MTC is not responsible for any lost, stolen or damaged goods.
Disputes among vendors will not be tolerated. MTC will have final authority in all disputes. Vendors taking issue with other vendors or MTC are asked to fill out an incident report form and return it to the facility.
The space is to be left in the same condition at the end of the event. Vendors are responsible for picking up all trash in front, under and around their table space. All display materials, boxes, personal garage, etc must be taken home with the vendor. Failure to leave the facility clean may result in the vendors being suspended from future market events.
No smoking of any sorts is permitted inside the event zone.
MTC has the right to make changes to any rule and regulations. Vendors will be notified of all changes to the rules or regulations. All vendors and applicants must abide by these rules and regulations. MTC reserves the right to deny any vendor space and may require vendors to leave the premise in the event the said vendor fails or refuses to abide by the rules and regulations listed above.